Requirements for Clinical Pharmacist
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With keen competition like today, you most likely need at least a PGY1 to land a clinical job. PGY2 is just more in depth version of PGY1 and it is recommended if you want to land a specialist job.
A clinical pharmacist job will vary from places to places. Typically, you are involved in dosing/monitoring drugs under protocols. Also, you might participate in disease stage management/cases and a bit of formulary. Again, it depends on where you work. For example, if you work for Amb care, you will be involving a lot in counseling patients in antigoagulation, hyperlipidemia, etc..If you work in an acute hospital, you will take care of dosing antibiotics (vancomycin, aminoglycoside), and other dosings.
A clinical pharmacist job will vary from places to places. Typically, you are involved in dosing/monitoring drugs under protocols. Also, you might participate in disease stage management/cases and a bit of formulary. Again, it depends on where you work. For example, if you work for Amb care, you will be involving a lot in counseling patients in antigoagulation, hyperlipidemia, etc..If you work in an acute hospital, you will take care of dosing antibiotics (vancomycin, aminoglycoside), and other dosings.
I think it is important to have those residencies under your belt but it can really come down to who you know. I have a couple friends that work in TMC in Houston who got their positions because of their affiliations. One of them started as a staff pharmacist but now is working at the same hospital as an oncology/chemo specialist. They have just as good credentials as anyone else but it really helped to have cross paths again and again through organizations, events, etc. That being said, networking is very important. Keep your doors open.
